5 Horror games like Deceit that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Deceit down to the 5 that fit the “Horror” category. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Vanguard top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Deceit.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

The best horror games like Deceit

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Deceit. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Call of Duty: Black Ops IIClosest overall match

iRank84

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 49KIGDB79· 17

Year 2012Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, setting scifi and historical setting, while skipping PvP competition

Where it drifts furthest from Deceit: game mode.

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#2Call of Duty: World at War

iRank88

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 53KIGDB80· 7

Year 2008Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Deceit: game mode.

It predates Deceit by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Call of Duty: VanguardClosest on game mode

iRank70

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 67%· 4.1KIGDB75· 8OC72· 153

Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, historical setting and single-player focus, while skipping survival mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Deceit.

Released 4 years after Deceit.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 329KRAWG👍 81%· 175IGDB84· 2OC82· 59

Year 2023Dev VOID InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations. Please remember that the Beta build is still an incomplete version of the game.

Released 6 years after Deceit.

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